CANOL Trail-Pre-tender Optional Site Visit

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Solicitation #: EW699-170984 Remediation - Canol Trail, Northwest Territories Project Number: R.038634.001

ADVANCE NOTICE TO INDUSTRY - PRE-TENDER OPTIONAL SITE VISIT Prior to posting the Request for Proposal (RFP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) are conducting an optional potential bidders site visit for qualified firms interested in submitting a proposal for the remediation work at a collection of abandoned mine sites titled the ?Canol Trail Remediation Project?.

To meet the operational project requirements and secure the required air services, Canada is providing advance notice of this opportunity for Industry to make the necessary arrangements and preparations for the optional 2 day Bidders Site Visit to be held August 12 and 13, 2016.

It is anticipated that the RFP documents may be available for download on Buy & Sell later this fiscal year.

1. REQUIREMENT: PWGSC on behalf of INAC and has a requirement forthe remediation of the Canol Remediation Program. The work to be undertaken includes: - Consolidation and off-site disposal of residual fuels; - Consolidation and off-site disposal of lead batteries and battery pieces; - Excavation, consolidation and off-site disposal of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils; - Excavation, consolidation and off-site disposal of metal contaminated soils; - Abatement and off-site disposal of known asbestos containing materials as identified and unknown asbestoscontaining materials; - Demolition of partially collapsed buildings; - Consolidation of building debris from demolished and collapsed structures; - Consolidation of empty drums into caches; - Collection and off-site disposal of caches of telephone wire; - Cleaning, purge vapours, and removing pipes from fuel storage tanks; - Sealing access ports to above ground fuel storage tanks (weld close) and removal of the lower 2 m sections of any access ladders; - Boarding up structures as identified using plywood sheeting and lumber as necessary to frame for larger openings; - Installation of signage as supplied by Canada at predefined locations; - and, removal of three identified bridges and associated structure from within the waterways and relocation to lands above the high water mark.

2. BACKGROUND: Beginning in 1942, the Canol Project was a cooperative effort between the United States and Canada to ensure a continuous supply of oil to American forces stationed in the Pacific during World War II. The pipeline carried crude oil from Norman Wells oil fields in the Northwest Territories (NT) to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory (YT). Oil was refined in Whitehorse and further transported using separate pipelines to Watson Lake, YT and Fairbanks. The first oil first entered the pipeline late in 1943; however, with the end of the war slightly more than a year later, the entire project was abandoned.

The Canol Remediation project deals exclusively with the 372 km portion of the Canol Project that lies within the following infrastructure components: - Pipeline - four inch welded pipe running on ground surface with 6 pump stations; - Roadway - Generally running parallel to the pipeline, 4 m wide with 65 bridges; - Telephone Line - Running the length of the Canol Pipeline, and - Mile Sites - Several camps were built to house the large work force and support pipeline

Due to the haste of wartime construction, limited consideration was given to potential challenges of constructing and operating a pipeline in the cold climate within the remote mountainous terrain. As a consequence, some of the activities resulted in environmental impacts. This included oil spills totalling more than four million litres during operation alone (Hemstock 1945), and site disturbances from road and camp construction along the Canol corridor.

Approximately seventy years since abandonment of the pipeline, remnants of the Canol Project are still found along the route. Unlike the Yukon portion of the pipeline (K. Bisset and Associates 1995), a full remediation/risk management program of the Canol corridor within the Northwest Territories has not been implemented and much of the debris and historic infrastructure remains. Engines and an unknown amount ofthe pipe were salvaged; however, the vast majority of the buildings, infrastructure, telephone lines, debris, vehicles and equipment were left behind at the ?Mile sites?. The former roadway following the pipeline is currently accessed by locals and tourists as a remote and unmaintained wilderness hike along the ?Canol Trail?.

This program focuses on the sections of the trail between Mile 24 (near Norman Wells) and the Yukon border. In 2009 a 45 km portion of the telephone wire line was cleaned up byothers between Camp 1 (at the Mackenzie River across from Norman Wells) and the entrance to the Dodo Canyon. In 2015 a second section of the telephone wire line was consolidated between Mile 194 and the Yukon border.

3. OPTIONAL SITE VISIT: It is optional the Bidding entity (not company) or a representative of the Bidding entity visit the Canol Trail. Arrangements have been made for a site visit to be held on August 12th and 13th leaving from North Wright and Sahtu Helicopters airport hangers, Norman Wells at 07:00 AM. Bidding entities must register via with the Contracting Authority no later than 2:00 P.M. M.S.T., August 5th, 2016, to confirm attendance and provide the name of the person who will attend. Bidders will be required to sign an attendance form. Bidders who do not attend or send a representative will not be given an alternative appointment. PWGSC will provide air transportation for the Bidding entityr or their representative [one (1) person only] to the Canol Trail.

4. This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in English.

5. INFORMATION

a. Due to limited space, each bidding entity attending will be limited to one (1) representative for the site visit. A total of 10 representatives are allowed to attend the bidder’s conference. ONCE THE MAXIMIM CAPACITY HAS BEEN REACHED, ADDITIONAL BIDDER REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. b. Attire - It is mandatory that all persons attending the site visit have the proper safety boots, hard hats, high visibility vest, and safety glasses. Proper outerwear to protect from the elements should also be worn. c. Attendees should be prepared to walk over rough terrain to access the full site. d. Non-Registered bidders may not be eligible for the site visit. e. All travel and living costs associated with travel to Norman Wells for the purpose of attending this Optional Site Visit will be borne by the bidder or its representative. f. There is a possibility that due to weather conditions the site visit may be cancelled. g. There is no additional information available at this time. Full project information will be available when the requirement is posted to Buy & Sell in later this fiscal year. h. Please register for the site visit by contacting Tammy Kozak (204) 807-0189 or email: tammy.kozak@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

6. SOURCING PWGSC intends to post this RFP as a competitive requirement on the Government Electronic Tendering Services at Buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders and potential bidders interested in submitting a proposal will be required to order documents from buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders. The requirement will be subject to the provision of the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on internal Trade (AIT).

7. COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENT

The proposed requirement is subject to the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. The requirements of this CLCA will apply to this procurement. The provisions that apply are contained in: Chapter 12 - Economic Measures, of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100031147/1100100031164

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.